This book, Fostering Sustainable Development in the Amazon Region, explores how sustainability challenges and opportunities are being addressed across one of the world’s most critical and complex ecosystems. Bringing together contributions from an international group of scholars and practitioners, the volume highlights how diverse actors are advancing sustainable development in the Amazon through research, policy innovation, community engagement, and practical interventions. The chapters cover a wide range of topics, including policy-related aspects, biodiversity conservation, climate change adaptation, sustainable land use, forest governance, and the development of resilient livelihoods. Particular attention is given to the role of Indigenous and local communities, interdisciplinary approaches, and multi-level governance frameworks. In summary, Fostering Sustainable Development in the Amazon Region is a timely contribution for researchers, policymakers, practitioners, civil society actors, and students. It offers concrete examples, empirically grounded case studies, and valuable insights for those seeking to promote sustainable development in the Amazon and other ecologically sensitive regions worldwide.

Walter Leal Filho is a Senior Professor and Head of the Research and Transfer Centre "Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management” at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany, and Chair of Environment and Technology at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He is the initiator of the Word Sustainable Development Symposia (WSSD-U) series, and chairs the Inter-University Sustainable Development Research Programme. Professor Leal Filho has written, co-written, edited or co-edited more than 800 publications, including books, book chapters and papers in refereed journals.

Dr. Amanda Lange Salvia is a Project Manager and Researcher at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany, where she serves as Director of the FTZ-NK Sustainable Development Networks and of the Amazon Programme, part of the German-Brazilian Science and Technology Network (GERBRAS-SCIENCENET).  She is also a Deputy Editor of the Encyclopedia of the Sustainable Development Goals and the International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. With a background in Environmental Engineering, her work focuses on the role of universities in advancing sustainability, the impacts of climate change, and the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.